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Advancement
Letter from Advancement
Dear SFS Community,
In the midst of this uncertainty and challenges, we are truly grateful for your generosity and continued support to our Annual Fund. We are proud to announce that we have raised USD 183,570 as of April 2020 reaching 61% of our goal of USD 300,000.
Among the funds raised this year, USD 77,835 was designated to the Building for the Future Fund, USD 16,600 for Temporarily Restricted Funds, USD 3,000 for Endowment and USD 86,135 towards our unrestricted Annual Fund which will cover the instructional and operational costs for this school year. We are also proud to share that over 70% of our faculty and staff participated in the Annual Fund raising over USD 63,200, which is a strong testament of support. Our participation rate has continued to grow among all constituents and increased by 29%. Thank you for helping us to create a culture of philanthropy at SFS.
Many generous alumni have continued to support our students with a variety of scholarships. This year, we are excited to share that we will be establishing the Jack R. Moon Biology Scholarship. After 35 years of service, our beloved faculty member Jack Moon retired from his role as the Director of Alumni Relations. Jack’s dedication and love for the school have been instrumental in influencing many students’ lives. As he moves onto his next chapter in life, he would like to leave a legacy at SFS by establishing this scholarship. We hope you will take this opportunity to honor Jack’s service and help continue to support his passion for biology for generations to come. For details and ways to contribute to this scholarship fund, please refer to page 13.
Please save the date for our upcoming events for next school year, the Golf Tournament in October and the SFS community Gala in the Spring of 2021. More information and details will be shared closer to the events.
As a reminder, if you have not participated yet, we would like to encourage you to consider supporting the Annual Fund, which seeks contributions until June 30th. Please join us to make a difference today!
With much appreciation,
Yoojin Um Director of Advancement yoojin.um@seoulforeign.org
Donor Story Tara and John Striffler
We are grateful the Striffler family joined our SFS community in August 2018, and they have been generously contributing at the Red and Black Club level annually. The family not only brings a wealth of professionalism and experience to SFS, but also practices the art of giving in line with our mission, “centered in Christ.” John, who is Director of Arts, and Tara, an Elementary Learning Support teacher, share their values on philanthropy with their daughter Piper. The family also supports many philanthropic events at the school in addition to the Annual Fund, including sponsoring a foster family coordinated by the Christian Ministries department, supporting SO-GOOD project, and initiating the Christmas performances at Severance Children’s Hospital, just to name a few. John is also the Annual Fund faculty representative for the schoolwide section.
Tara and John come from Maryland in the United States. At Anne Arundel County Public Schools, John was a German teacher and assistant middle school principal for thirteen years. He also has a Master’s degree in Fine Arts and a wealth of experience in performing arts. Tara is an experienced professional in special education for middle and high school students and is currently working with our Elementary School students. This is the first time the Striffler family has lived overseas, and while it was amazing to hear about SFS at the Job Fair, the family was blown away when they arrived in Seoul. They felt so welcomed by the SFS community. During the new teacher orientation, Piper mentioned, “SFS is the last school I will ever attend.”
The family’s giving history goes back to their parents who have always modeled the practice, art and joy of giving. John’s parents were first immigrants to the U.S., and just like other immigrant families, his parents had challenges settling into a new country and striving hard to succeed in life. However, as their lives began to settle in, his parents taught their children the importance of giving and supporting people in need. John always notes how important it is to help others as Christians. “We can always make money,” he says. Tara mentions that every Christmas season, Piper goes through her toys to give and share with the less fortunate children. By doing this, Piper learns the joy of giving and sharing. Tara says, “When you see your child practicing and feeling the joy of giving, this is the best parenting moment.”
The Striffler family is happy to give back to the school in a variety of ways. They are grateful to be a part of the SFS community, and supporting the school is a small way of showing their appreciation for all the great things that the school has offered.
2019 - 2020 Annual Fund Donations
As of April 14, 2020
THE MILLENNIUM CLUB (Donated $10,000 - $49,999) The Haelyung Hwang Family Grace Eunbin ’22 and Joseph Jisub ’25 Kim Rayoung (Madeline) Lee ’21 Michael O’Donnell ’70
THE RED AND BLACK CLUB (Donated $5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous Colm and Sinead Flanagan The Kahng Family Gee Won and Gee Soo Lauren ’25 Kim Tabitha ’17, Luke ’21 and Jordan ’23 Kim Josephine ’22 and Jeneve ’27 Lee In Honor of Kevin and Ellen O’Donnell Benjamin Sim ’27, Michelle Kim ’00 and Sung Jin Sim Tara and John Striffler Eulho Suh and KyungEn Kim ’90
THE CREST CLUB (Donated $1,000 - $4,999) Anonymous (2) Jonathan ’27 and Joanne ’27 Choi Minsoo Choi and June Kang Ella ’24 and Gwyneth ’25 Chun Emily Daniels Michael Farrant and Tsira Gabelia The Feitosa Family The Freeman Family Matthew Grieve James and Sarah (Hubbard) ’71 Gunberg The Holcomb Family Yune ’27 and Jean ’33 Hur The Jang Family The Kahng Family Eileen Yerin Kim ’31 and Juhie Suh ’92 Ian Wonwoo Kim ’27 Jee-Hee Kim Jerome and Silvia Kim Steven Kim Jack and Edie ’77 Moon Katherine ’19, Jonathan ’21 and Xander ’24 Myong Sakhar Nair Dongchae (Edward) Shin ’22 Eunchae (Jessica) Shin ’24 Dawn M. Stark The Swaine Family Nathan, Megan, Adam ’32 and Anna ’34 Walker Clif Wilcox and Melissa Villa Jessica ’15, Michael ’18 and Stephanie ’25 Woo Catherina Yoon CENTENNIAL CLUB (Donated $100 - $999) Anonymous (12) Heather Adkins Ethan Albano ’24 Mira Ahn Katherine Baird Jihong Andrew Bang ’30 The Beaty Family Liz Boughey The Breedlove Family Andrew Callaghan, Rebecca, Edyn ’22 and Calla ’25 Mayo Junwoo (Kevin) Chae ’31 Yoon Suh (Stephanie) Chae ’28 Youngwoo Cho Hyun-Seung Henry Choo ’33 Deborah Chu Steven and Julia Church Jeff, Marieke, Mathilde ’21 and Hugo ’26 Doherty The Ekstrom Family Tom and Faith Ford Chris and Jade Friesen The Gibaults The Gilmore Family Kirsten Gray Jee Hye Ha Brian and Lisa Hall Younghan Hahm and Grace Kim Caroline Hahn Ryan and Sophie Hammerberg William ’32 and Florence ’34 Hammerberg Philip and Kathe Hart Holly Hitchcock and Colin Spitler Sophie and Jeffrey Holbrook ChoongPyo Hong James Hopkins Soon Duck Huh Nobuko Inada Byeong-Guk Jeon Joeun & Plus Mr. & Mrs. Paul Johng Brad and Jehane Johnson Caden ’35 and Kaya Johnson Sihyung Joo ’28 Jamie and Jonathan Jun Anna Kim Crystal Kim Dae Woon Kim Doyeon Daisy Kim EenSoo Chris Kim Esther Kim Hannah Kim Jean Kim Jinny Kim MinSung Kim Peter Y. Kim Ryan Kim Yerin Amy Kim ’32 Yoo Soo Kim Sarah and Haydn Kneeshaw Michael Knox and Ketklao Chaiwut Dongwook Koh Haejin Koh Ryan and Lindsay Kuhl Jae-Eun Lah Andy and Joanna Lee Dante Lee ’30 Chang Hee Lee Eunjoo Lee Heung Sang (Hugh) Lee Inyoung Lee Jee Hae Helen Lee Jina Lee Moon Jin Lee Seulgee Lee Younghi Lee Arabella Lespine Yanghee Lim Piotr, Marta, Jonasz ’27 and Aurelia ’31 Mazowiecki-Kocyk Elizabeth McGarroch-Slack The McNair Family Marina Miroiu Dong Hoon Moon
Young Sik Moon Grace Park ’26, Anna Park ’28 and Amy Kim ’32 Jaemin (Terence) Park ’31 Jay Park The Prest Family Paul, Hannah, James ’30 and Bram Rader Judith Reid David Robinson The Shim Family Jany Shim Simon, Ling and Zoe ’27 Justin and Shannon Smith Grace Song Christopher Sykes Jenny Tang and Michael Harvey Adam, Lauren, Jade ’18 and Ella ’21 Teather Prema Thomas and Elish Pangiraj Yuan Tian Lloyd Tsui Yoojin Um Fred Underwood ’72 The VanWinkle Family Nico and Carolyn Visahan Ryan, Lauren, Meredith ’27 and Joel ’29 Walker Matt, Dee Dee, Lily ’24 and Olivia ’26 Wasmund Angie Won Joseph Seungjae Woo ’31 Joshua Yaniw The Yap Family Jeonghee Yoon Judy Yoon
THE LEGACY CLUB ($1-$99) Anonymous (14) Lisa Adams Young Bo Bae Jo Bigwood Jessica Bonnell Kalei Brumsickle Phillip Carr Taryn Carr Ja Yong Choi Jong Chul Choi Bryan and Jacquie Coogan Rebecca Cook Xin Ding Kang Hoe Do Jessie and Jade Gochar Seong Hoon Hong The Hutchins Breck Jeffery ’62 Woo Tak Jeon Celine Jin Jin Hyuk Joo Byung Shik Jung Calvin Kamphuis Dong Suk Kang Sang Oh Kang Seung Min Kang Yongjin Kee Lucien Keller ’62 Cheol Hoi Kim Esther Jiyoung Kim Hyung Gil Kim Jung Soo Kim Sook Kyung (Catherine) Kim Nam Pil Kim Hong Seo Koo Michael Kosh Tanya LeClair Byung Joo Lee Jae Hun Lee Jung Yong Lee Seong Woo Lee Megan Mathews Paige Melanson Grace Miller Young Sik Moon Seung Min Nam Anna Park Brigitte Parr Brenda Rupp Woo Chul Seol Bekah Schneider Dong Jin Shin Karen Terry Diana Peterson Walsh ’73 Caroline Wright Chang Gun Yang Jean Yoo Joanna Yoo Sharon Yoon Chang Gun Yang Jean Yoo Joanna Yoo Sharon Yoon
Legacy Gift from Richard and Carol Underwood SFS is incredibly grateful to Richard (Dick) F. (class of 45, Principal, Superintendent, Headmaster from 1961-1992) and Carol (ES Teacher, 1976-1979) Underwood for leaving a legacy gift in their estate. We thank them for their long term dedication and love for the school and supporting our mission now and in the future. Your generosity and philanthropic legacy will long be remembered.
Discovery Week Ethiopia, 2019. Photo by Ethan Yi (G9)
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